The diamond drill., 1887-06-25


erty, which shows IL to bequite extensive
Mr.. WEIGH expresses himself well pleased
with the prospects in view and - confi-
dent that the culbertson will prove itself
a great help to the place In which II Is lo-
Gated.
The writer visited the Windiall prop
erty on section twenty-five, 1892, early
in the week and found Capt. Weber as
sanguine as ever. The property is GER
tainly looking well and some very nice
ore IL being raised. The shaft Is now
down about ninety-fve feet and has PEN
etrated "A considerable body OF soft,
brown, rich looking ore. The shaft will
be put down TO an even hundred feet
and the formation, which has nm east
and west course, will be cut by drift
ing across, both north and south. The
ore now being raised is very irregular or
contorted and il is the general opinion
that this will have To be gone through
before the ore will clean up and be of
service TO furnacemen. There has, how
ever, been much poorer iron ore shipped
off OF the Range. IL has been claimed
that this ore is Bessemer, but IL is
thought not to be; though above the
average Of -Bessemer ores. Lowering
has been somewhat retarded OF late by
parts Of the machinery in use giving out
The drifts will be commenced at an early
day, the first one viii be driven north
and on level, into the hill This work
is expected TO produce very gratifying re-
suits and il is earnestly hoped that SO IL
will prove.
Many stories are afoat regarding the
closing down OF the Blaney mine, and the
majority Of the people who assist in cir
culating the reports know little or moth
ing about it, One story which came to
the ear OF the writer was To the effect
that the Blaney had shut down because
there was no ore to be had there. What
an absurd idea. II is well known fact
that fine body Of Bessemer ore is To be
seen there, and that the ore is growing
better rs depth is attained. II there IL
any truth i'm the statement that the
Blaney has shut down, il certainly is not
for want Of ore or the capital to work
the mine. Supt. III. b. Swain informs the
writer that the mine never looked better
than to-day, and what Mr. Swain says
can always be depended on.
Capt. VI. X. Sullivan, with n crew oi
men, is busily engaged in timbering up the
main shaft at the Fairbanks property.
The mine will be made secure when sink
ing will be commenced. IL is the inten.
ton Of the management 90 lower the
shaft 100 feet, mt which point il is ex.
pccted to cut the western continuation
OF the Great Western vein. At n depth
of forty feet below the surface drift was
at the time the mine was wrought, run
north about sixty feet and redr1ited
west about ninety feet. The result o
this drifting was not very satisfactory
Much work will have to be done before
the property will be in condition to
work, as il has been filed with water fol
several years and is considerably out O
repair.
At the Edna property ON section
twenty-seven, "A pit was put down wes'
OF the old workings, which at depth O
eighteen feet bottomed i'm ore slightly mix
cd with quartz. The machinery has MOI
, yet been in running order, but soon viii
be, when working will again be taken M
in the older pits. IL is the opinion o
, those interested that body of ore viii
be found there, but not until consider
able depth il attained.
! The day shift only il now being worke,
: at the Sheldon 4 Shaier mine; this stat,
OF affairs will be continued until the set
tlement OF the coke strike. A shaft hai
E been lowered forty-six feet from the bot
: tom Of the open pit. Another skip is t.
5 be put in when stopping will be commence,
I in the drift at the east end Of the mine
: The open pit is being cleaned up and TIN
property never looked better.
The main shaft at the Monitor min
has been well timbered up eight 10y twelv,
feet and bottoms on the ore which i
about forty feet below. The shaft il nov
: about completed and as soon as the ma
chinery Is in place the property will b
actively wrought. IL IL expected tn
: first ore win be raised early in July.
The Hollister exploration on the Yves
, half ~ tho north -west oiiarter az sectio,